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A Family Newspaper: For the Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interests of the People VOL. XXXII SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 191& wmv is V..JLUJ&- JIL JIL Mi r . M. M emocratic onvention Executive Committee J. II ic-as, Chairman; Rufus Cherry. I . S. Strickland, J. M. Downing, . E. Taylor, Tom Vanlanding-uuu. Answering the call of C. II House, chairman of the Derno cratie Executive Committee c-i Halifax County, Democrats of the county met at their respective precincts last Saturday and elect ed delegates to the county con vention to be held at Halifax a 12 o'clock, Saturday, April 22, and to name delegates to the stat : and district conventions. The fo loving delegates from Hall".; comity precincts were elected : Scotland Neck. Delegates Y. E. Smith, Ash by Dunn, A. L. Purrington, J. E. Shields, J. A. Kitchin, Stuart II. Smith, J. E. Bowers, C. H. Her ring, Henry Coleman, N. A. Rid dick, J. W. Madry, Dudley Bry ant, I. H. Smith. Executive Committee J. E. Shields, Chairman; W. E. Smith. A. L. Purrington, T. D. Kitchip. J. E. Bowers. Halifax. Delegates F. H. Gregory, "VT. B. Drewry, E. B. Clark, A. II. Hale, C. J. Bawls, C. M. Christian. Executive Committee II. P. Furgerson, Chairman; "W. V.. Drewry, E. B. Clark, F. II. Greg ory, X. L. Steadman. Brinkleyville. Delegates C. A. Williams, .Jr. II. L. Glasscock, B. F. Moore, 7 L. Lee, J. H. Norman, Jr., J. L. Strickland, J. E. Ayers. Executive Committee TV. ( Vincent, Chairman; T. S. Sledr- "W. A. Hayes, J. H. Norman, Jr.. j F. IL Taylor. i Butterwood. Delegates Same as last year Executive Committee AY. II Thome, Chairman. Roanoke Rapids. Delegates T. W. M. Long, J T. Stainbaek, A. M. Proctor, Yv. L. Long, A. L. Clark, L. F. Brook?. AY. F. Holland, Hannibal Shearin. AY. C. Bass, A. E. Akers, T. AY. Mullen, AY. T. Vaughan. Executive Committee AY. F. Home, Chairman; M. M. Bash: T. AY. M. Long, A. L. Clark, Han nibal Shearin. Weldon. Delegates All Democratic vet ers that wished to go. Executive Committee E. C. Clark. Chairman; AY. T. Shaw, P. G. Whitfield, F. M. Cooper, Go AY. Medlin. Enfield. Do! agates R. C. Dunn, Z. V Th -me, S. T. AYhtfield, J. T. liar reil, Dr. L. J. Whitaker, L. II. Whitehead, W. T. Clement, Macl Johnson, C. Ar. Lucas, J. R. Dick ens. Dr. A. S. Harrison, G. R Bennett, Richard Pettitle, J. K j Hux. j Executive Committee YY. T j Clements, Chairman ; W. F. AYhitc- j AY. II. Clark, Balfour Dunn, T ; Meyer. Conocanara. Delegates All Democrat: voters. Executive Committee N. Fit: Patrick, Chairman; J. II. Dai'de;'. J. O. Applewhite, G. C. Howell, Cawthorne. Littleton. Delegates II. L. Faucett, Yvil Myrick, AV. R.-Harvey, J AY Kim W. L. Wiggins, AY. J. Morris. Executive Committee AYh ' Johnson, Chairman ; J. AV. Nough ton, J. A. House, B. D. Hammond, AV. R. Harvey. Kehukee. Delegates C. J. Davenport, W. j G. Iledgepeth, Gus Pearson, AV. V. Savage. Executive Committee AY. C. Iledgepeth, Chairman; C. J. Dav enport, Gus Pearson, AV. Ar. Sav age, AV. L. Bailey. Palymra. , Delegates C. H. Roberson. liosencath. OAK CITY ITEMS. OAK CITY, April 17 Miss Marj lines spent Sunday in Hamilton. Rev. T. J. Crisp was here Sunday. Monday, 17th, vras Arbor Day foi "uk City High School. All the younr -dks worked valiantly with rake ane oo and shovel. "We know our schoo sounds, with their plots of flowers, made under the supervision of our .ichors. Misses Lambeth, Reid ani1 L: Lean, will be a pleasure to the tie ones when Spring opens wit' . r blossoming flowers sure enough. School Commencement will take plac ' -.Mil 26th and 27th. The Primary De -- nicnt will have their entertainment a the night of the 26th; the higher a les on the 27th. On the morning of the 27th there wil be a sermon and an address in the tfternoon. The Lilliputian wedding by Miss Icid's children will take place on the ight of the 27th. blisses Lizzie and Annie Mae Harrell, ..ela Philpot, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Hines itended the movies in Tarboro Wed sday night. Messrs. Mackey Savage and James " okins of Hobgood were in town Sunday. Miss Jefferson House is spending a vr days in Robersonville. Mr. mid Mrs. Jesse Bawls and Miss 'Lrabeth Bawls, Mr. and Mrs. An- -w Roberson and children of Rober--:ei!lc, spent Sunday -with relatives Raleigh L pi OO 1 &4 M OO If You are in Debt fo this Office tion, you'll Receive the f hk:h' it ybscrip- ciler: Mr. Jenks of Robersonville attend- : church at Conaho Sunday. -Ir. and Mrs. Cary Weeks and chil dren of Scotland Neck spent Sunday 'th Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Worsley. Messrs. Jno. Wiggins and Frank A. "bv.-Ef oi Tarboro,- .JpentSikmH.y ia own. Mr. Wilbur Worsley of Bethel was re Sunday. Miss Alma House spent the week's 1 with her sister, Mrs. B. M. Worsley. Mr. E. L. Burnette of Palmyra was err- Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. John Eubanks, Leon Bober !i and Misses Louise Salsbury and Vssie Roberson, were in town Sunday l!i,s Minnie Brown spent the week v I near here with friends. Misses Lambeth, Beid and McLean, athers of the school, spent the week 1 with Mrs. C. B .Council. Following is the honor roll for the .ik City School "irst Grades Willie Johnson, Leatha ' i -o, Allie Price, Naomi Price, Ed rd House, Ellsworth Glover, Marion .!ouse Ernest Etheridge, Ebbie Cross, HI on Harrell, Wilson Harrell, Jackson 'Jarrell, Desmond Cox. Second Grade Gladys Everett, Mar-r;-?t Hines, Sarah Long Johnson, Lu- i'e i Touse, Leola Hines, Myrtilla Hy--inn, Mildred Davenport, Pauline Dav ::j;ort, Hazel Piland, Ethel Bunting, "oiso Ross, Doris Bawls, Erma John- APRIL 15, 1916. Dear Subscriber : We are addressing you thi letter that you may learn how your subscription to the Commonwealth stands on our books. We recently changed the paper from a weekly to a semi-weekly, which is the only one in the county and one of the two semi-weeklies in the Second Congressional District. We have installed some costly machinery with which to give you a paper of this class, i 011 ilcl ve possibly noticed that we are enabled to give more reading than heretofore. In order to meet the advancing cost of raw paper and other material used in producing a newspaper, Ave are forced to call on our readers for what they owe us. Your subscription expired- --which makes you due us $ . to date. Won't you pleare examine your last re ceipt and compare with this statement? AYe will thank you. After May 1st, 1916, the Commonwealth will cost $1.50 for 12 months, which is just about ' cents per copy payable strictly IN ADVANCE. As an inducement to you, we will accept your subscription if carried by 5Iay 1st at the rate of $1.00 per year. In other words, if up to the present time you owed us for a year, you would be credited till this time next year for the sum of $2.00. 1 - ..... . We jifih not "want to remove anyone frm- Qur list, but circumstances forceuS'd'nSvtfR? the money due ns now on our books we Avill be enabled '"'to replace our 34-year-old press with a new one. Please do not let this escape your attention ! Our list is now being received. Shall we hear from you at once? (Special Correspondence j veit wiU to th noaUui-t" at WJ the Bull Mook.j anil the fragUUtF liepiibli can national conventions at Chicago 2 montha hence is the growing belief of the more or less expert political prog- nosticators who abound quadrennial! g g at the state capital. The recent espous fe P al of Teddy 's cause by the New York H p j Tribune lends additional suspicioi U tj that the old party elephant is blowing the wind decidedly in that direction. ! 1 In that eventuality it will be interest- J . . . . .- U mg to observe just now prominent will be the part played by Marion But It tt h'aign in Isorth Carolina in view Ox i tZ friend, George Perkins, repudiating Butler 's assumed championship of the i i 1 1 1 1 "I IX j I aougnty coionei s cause wnicu ei-v.uu it 4 pressman Cowles carried on the msid H U I vest-pocket of his political garment H while the recent Republican state con X I I vention was in session at itaieign 7 -' - if " : ;: ' ' ri IS F3 . mmm WAijiit. . Gave Bogus Gk. for Mileage LUMBERTON, April 17. Ticket Agent Edwards of the Seaboard, fell i victim to a check-flasher yesterday, taking a bogus check in payment for 1,000-mile mileage book, given by W. T. Roberts, alias W. T. Buckner, who as been working here for a Charlotte contracting firm for some time and having had considerable business at the aiiroad the agent was an easy victim. The alleged flasher has been here for some time living with his supposed wife and baby. She went to Wash ington a few days ago and yesterday, oii, Lillian Haislip, Esther Price, Ru-'it is said, she notified him that she was being shadowed and he lost no time in getting away. She came to Lum berton this morning and on the same train came a secret service man. When he woman found that the man had gone she took the next train north, but he detective had her arrested at St. Paul 's, 14 miles north of here, to which place he went and brought her back. Tonight she is still in the custody of the detective. Roberts gave the check on a Char 'otte bank which proved worthless. The woman is young and pretty. The government wants Roberts, it is said, for swindling government funds. Hotel CI cuse -Tr 1 1, JtL O 2i 4 L ci fc Hawls. Third Grade Margaret Fleming, lollie Cross, Allie Cross, Fourth Grade Syble Ross, Livings ta Harrell, v Virginia Hines, Hugh ,;;,man, Annie Hurst, Lilton Hurst, Tsiry Lee Savage, " Lee Cox, Reatha :over, Thelma Harrell, Alma Harrell, Uv.el Harrell, Olivia Harrell, Olivia 'ohnson, Christine Piland, Willie .".-i wis, Howard Brown, Rudolph Whit- y, Raymond House, Paul Savage, i-xneis Brown. Fifth Grade Selma Johnson, Wheel r Daniel, Susie Rawls, Elizabeth j Moore, Blanche Buntirg. I Sixth Grade; Dare Daniel, Alti j Hines, Pauline Johnson, Ernest Bunting iiivl liertna -iianu. Seventh Grade Marvin Everett, Beatrice Daniel. Eighth Grade Zenobia Cox. Word was received in Scotland Nrtk j yesterday that the officers of Ta-lo?o j had arrested and confined in jnilone j Mr. Ep2 s, clerk at the Now F:-riM;- j Hotel. The report goes that tV.e chio" j of police caught a young ir:?v. vvo worked in the pool room of t!:e 1 f' in the act of selling a quart of w'.-.i -key. He was immediately taken r-.o custody and carried before the indg'. of the Recorder's Court. Alter hear ing evidence, the young man was deem ed guilty and ordered to serve sis months on the county ron.ds. The officers had a suspicion that the "man higher up" conld be known if the convieted youth were approached in the proper manner, so they called him forth and promised him liberty if he would divulge the name of the man for whom he was selling. He carefully weighed the six months and the air of liberty, and decided to tell all. The name of Mr. Epps- was given as the owner of the whiskey. ; It is reported that in the meantime j Mr. Epps skipped town, but the wires ! soon covered him at Farnrville, where i he had cone. He is a man of good family and his friends are sorry to learn that he has been acevised of act ing the part of owner in a liqnor case. ; Mexicans Use w D mudly Poison 7L PASO, Texas, April 14. Cyanide :-t .;t:is ir.m, one of the deadlist of : o" -o::s, was found in many of the rr. -JI streams in the Sierra Madre when tiio American forces first marched i;-Mi;sh that section on the hunt for I : l.o Villa and his bandits. Carcasf-cs of dead animals had also l. - :-ri dragged into many of the water voiirsos to contaminate the supply. T' is information was confirmed by a ?: omist who accompanied the Amer i an troops on their expedition for the pir'pose of analyzing the water. T;o cyanide of potassium was found in one stream in such amount as to itf.ve killed every man in the expedi :lor. if the soldiers had drunk of the water before an analysis had been iai-.de. Ia several other places traces of the rioibon were located. SCOTLAND NECK MARKET YEGGMEN BLOW A SAFE IN THE CAPITAL CITY. IIALEIGH, April 17. Unknown yegg men invaded the office of the Texas Oil company between midnight and day vid blew open the safe, getting away with nearly $-100 in cash and leaving . i . 1 . -.- 4 1 1 i yjlcers can trace them. They used ni- .vecrine and made so complete a Delegates Rufus " Chcrx-y, Jit DwiiitKr IT P. Tinea T .Mil is TftlPRf- : "-'-g. Tom Vanlandingham. " oi' ttat the authoritieB are 8Ure develoPed' ;hat the crime is that of professionals and not oflocal ameteurs. The safe stood about three feet high and the yeggmen used soap to close up the lower cracks about the door, pour ing the explosive fluid intothe little channel thus formed. Fuse and cap wire were used to set off the explosive The door was thoroughly shattered and then the yeggmen pried open the lock drawers and rifled them, taking the drawers and papers out into the near by railroad yard to select those of value that they wanted. A Norfolk newspaper was found close beside the safe and this is being preserved as a possible chain of evidence that may be Mr. Julian Kitchin of Ashcville is visiting his sister, Mrs. S. B. Kitchin. ; '. i;..rs, pir bu. -$1 'cn':o: (steady) 11 ottou seed 65c to 70c fat Cattle, hoof 4c to 5c; dressed 10c v.--TS 20c t.uil-ited Sugar Se "ovn, bu. '- $1 : ar rib sides 14c to 15e tVed Oats 65c to 70c For House of Bspresoritativss. Fret-.h pork 9c to 10c I hereby announce to the Democratic j II;uns (country) 24c voters of Halifax County that I am a Lad 12c to 15c candidate for the House of Represen- i Cheese, per lb. : 35c to 43c $2 oOe tatives from Halifax County, subject j Halter to the action of the Democratic pri- Meal (per sack) mary to be held on the third doy. of Flour (121b sacks) June, 1916. I promise, if elected to that position to do my best to repres ent the best interests of said county in. the General Assembly. The siijn ort of the voters at the primary is cordially policited. Tours for pryice. . J. L. ALSTON, Essrx, N. C. GOOD HOESE F02 SAX.S Apply. E. A. W ALSTON. M2S 4t. Covfoe 15c to 35c Cotton aeed meal, ton $"5 "o':':o:i seed hulls, ton $13 IT: 1:?, green 12c to 13c Hule,- dry 10c to 12Vc ".ivsx - 24c to 25c P--t.r.ro-Osi, sweet, per bu. $1.20 Polices, Irish, per bu. $1.80 Ga-oiirie 26c Potatoes, Irish seed, per bo. $2.20 Many Democrats express the belief tt thnt. Wilson can beat Roosevelt more p easily than he could Hughes or some tt iinasihlfl IfHspr liirht. while others hold II 1'"" "B--J II P to the contrary view. However that it ft I J till gUUU " " ' 1 - r in the effort to re-elect President Wil tt X tt I ctuu tncy win uy bu atiuiig ui m g f belief that the country, from the At lantic to tne iaciric, recognizing tne wisdom of his sane and safe adminis tration, will give it hearty endorse ment. But there is one thing that looks pretty certain with Teddy ii the race there will be some spectacu lar carryings-on for the four or five mouths in which the people of the U. S., will be called upon to devote con siderable time in selecting our next president. THE ASYLUM MANAGEMENT INVESTIGATION. As an editorial writer on the Raleigh. H jl Times (who has been absent from thir ?t ? -ii-V,ilt ere A in vnrlc in Hevera' ji - ' -.- : --: ; . - - - H other States for a few years, until re cently) indicates that the public might I g like to know whether the gentlcmar H referred to in these Letters last week -i J I as having been "formerly connected " i ..-ii 1 r ; .... V1LI1 till ilSVlUlIl IKJl Vliu liioduc .a. J . patient or an employee he is herewith informed that he was neither. But he was for many years an official and v. ornpetent and faithful one. And what is more he is one of the most reputable, honorable and respes't ad native citizen of North Carolina v d the reference to him in that pape- is quite worthy the writer of it. Th other rtortion of the editorial isn '1 swovth very much, especially to th Central Hospital for the Insane, for which, and its continued and expand Ins usefulness to the unfortunate wards of the State, these Letters hoi the warmest of best wishes and hav , over entertained a captious spirit o riticism of its management. THE POLITICAL THERMOMETER. Among the candidates qualifyi; - Saturday for the state primary w;i Corporation Commissioner Lee. Th "rotation" scheme would seem to ap ply to him with less force than to an of the other present officials, as he i. now serving his first term and thos in close touch with the work of tfu ommission say that he is the right man in the right place a successfu' business man. The other two member; of the Commission, Messrs. Travis ane! Pell are lawyers, and good ones. Afte filing his notice of entry Commissioner Lee made a brief statement of his can didacy, in which he said: "It is generally accepted as wise pol ley to renominate an official who has given faithful and efficient service and it is practically the universal Demo cratic custom. The Commission should at all times have in its membership a man of mature business experience. I have given to the office during my first term the same careful attention that in my 30 years of business experience I o-fiv-e to mv nrivate business. I wish to assure those friends who have as sured me of their support and all other Democrats who gave me their support in the primary of my sincere apprecia tion. ' ' As the time approaches for the meet- i hi" of the Democratic State Conven- The Directors of the Scotland Neck Hoard of Trade hehi verv enlhusias- ie meeting in th" diivcti.t i-ooia of the Scotland Neck Bank 'lur.duv even ing. The l'i-e.-i:i(!!t, ,.!. llfi.i v (.'lurk. Announced the appoint nit-nt of the 'ollowing men a; ch:i:.i iti. ii oi' the res pective com p.iitvees : Advertising, Pablk-ity and Ihiter- rainment Nensom A. Uiddick, Chair man. Committee on Now Enterprises -J. II. Alexander, Jr., Chairman. Committee on Public Utilities an. I Civic Betterment A'-! by X . Dunn, Chairman. Committee n Agriculture and (rood Roads W. E. Smith, Char-man. Committee or. Trad- E.-toiu-.-loa Dan ford E. Josey, Chairman. The chairman of ciic-h covmmttoe is -equired to appoint two oihor men to erve with him on his respective com mittee. The secretary of the Board will cooperate with each committee. It is urged that every mvndier of the Soard of Trade render overv aid pos- ible to these coma-itt es in carrying forward their work. Kach oi:c of these men will welcome ir.iv .-u-'-'s; io'.i". from :ime to tine5 It is W'1 ;:t the ioard of Trade is now osilriug upon i period of usefulness fo the U)u''i and ommunity and we he-pea!; it. hearty upport. SSUING UITDEii DIFFI CULTIES THI3 WZBK. The ComnionwiM'.tii greets its read rs this issue in eight, pages, csiused by he overflow r.Er.ter ads. The me hahical force for this 'nuir ha.s '. usted of one ian, and ho had a bum "inger on his main lwind. G;:e of the "orce was called away o: account of the death of his l.-itin-r. It is hoped that the patrons v ill kindly overlook the fact that the paper is a few hours 'ate, but the n!ov ts the si' nation in The Co:ri;!Ciw';.ii -eailers to p;;t ro:1: h.js paper, aud e-i offer Ea:dt r K ' .usinoHS ho.-'S ;.a-,-bsoluto 4 ' s-p;a.! -.- !e of them. i' dot; i tion cov- i:i i-n the ;::ser.s ill Wild able ;i a -ral M be ies for one of v". Louis- rej ort- e usual L..JC friends of the Ihe leading state o !';': 1 :i v i the features of ih.:i i- k. At J'iel.eU iua-!..;;a -I- burg, Manager P.ruee id to be neiiir-g r.ioi. assurance of the T;i;k. tt followers. Gov. D:ii ghtiieg"' f;i .vN here are emphasizing their previous d--clavation tiiat they have the wliii-iu -i-.nd'd.ate rind say that the way his cause has been and is growing day by day will hIiow the trututuiaos -. o? -.ro'ir pi auc tion when the I on;e :d ' et c:i i ; readied. The rotation in ofaYe for rotation's ake is still regarded as rank heresy liereabouts. With Insurance Co-'iniis- sioner 'DicK " .1 oung nor aavie- even a suspected - competitor, a:io 1 Lacy (tl;e senior ofV.ee ;:'d l' - lll) with "no opposit :.;!! fo the friends oi Tae.t, epiaiiv ee and experienced and faith lmi ficer Secretary oi ra.e denying any good reason why vacate to make w.-'.v fo-- a who has continuously held (; holdimr') oflice longer i--) h Grimes eople are c-.-rtaijily pn a bold front oi' assurance at reasonable to believe that th grounds for the spiri of " which characterize.-- tie :r utti rancc-s. ; easurer of 'em h .f," i-:T'etent te.te of- -. is h.as. are -.old :eaa st ill The g up t is have ear e a.lel t-e real of party A. &. M. rOLLKCK !' ;-KXCV. The sele;-tioa of a i .v .-'d -at of the State A. & -V. College at Raleigh, which the board of trustee r.ow have under consideration, is eniisng n: a h interest. Prof. W. -. Riddi. !: of th A. & M. facility is regarded a -. o:.c of the most likely possibilities, her, there rT a ?n7T ,"-'n";d'v s-1 - . --.',, -orkers and the average good citizen j ! candidal- ' ( r o-ie grows apace. The getting here on that occasion of so many of the together i fill the bill em.ita:;. of wV.i Ii w:;uld LLEV.'NAiM.
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